MURAD TALUKDAR So for my first interview on the site, who better to get than the man who has influenced me the most, my dad! I’m sure a lot of people reading this will know him, but maybe not how great of a coach he is, and how many of his
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EPL 23/24 POUNDS VS PENCE 11 Half of all transfers fail! No matter what your gut, your head coach, data analysts or Barry down the pub tells you there are no sure things when it comes to transfers. Watch the video below for the full explanation but six common reasons a transfer could fail are 1.
POSITIONAL PLAY IN PRACTICE Positional play or juego de posición is a set of rules that govern where players should be in order to help with ball progression. The idea being that the less players have to think about in terms of what positions they take up on the pitch and what movements they
WHERE GAMES ARE WON AND LOST 0:00/1× Moneyball is one of my favourite movies and this scene is how I feel when it comes to football tactics dialogue. What actually wins or loses a game? Is it tactics? Formation? Player roles? Quality? For me there are only four things that can win or lose
HOW I SEE THE PITCH How we talk about the game and specifically the language we use informs how we then see and play the game going forward. Below is a great article that shows the difference in phrasing between different languages and how this allows or forces us to view things differently, it'
EPL 23/24 PREDICTIONS A big part of coaching is prediction, how will a transfer, manager, tactic work out? Every year I have a bet with my Dad and good friend Josh to see how well we can predict the Premier League table. I start with the previous seasons table then I look at